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University of Texas Bulletin 

No. 1809: February 10, 1918 



Lantern Slides for War Service 

By J. W. Shepherd 
Head of Division of Information, Department of Extension 







Published by the University six times a month and entered as 

second-class matter at the postofflce at 

AUSTIN, TEXAS 



The benefits of education and of 
useful knowledge, generally diffused 
through a community, are essential 
to the preservation of a free govern- 
ment. 

* Sam Houston 

Cultivated mind is the guardian 
genius of democracy. ... It is the 
only dictator that freemen acknowl- 
edge and the only security that free- 
men desire. 

Mirabeau B. Lamar 



D. of D. 
*FR I 19J3 



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FOREWORD 



The statement has been made that the rural communities are 
not giving the same whole hearted and patriotic support to the 
war activities of the nation as was expected. If there is any 
element of truth in this assertion, it is due tp the fact that the 
people in the country are not fully informed and have not been 
brought face to face, with the gruesome facts in connection with 
German intrigue and atrocity and with the impelling reasons 
for our placing the sons of our state and nation on the altar 
of Democracy. 

German propagandists have been awake to this situation and 
have not hesitated to spread far and wide among our country 
people insidious falsehoods concerning the war. 

This bulletin and this war service of lantern slides have been 
prepared especially for the purpose of bringing to the minds and 
hearts of the people in the rural communities of this State the 
Truth, and to awaken them to the dangers that threaten, not 
Europe alone, but our own hearths and firesides should German 
Imperialism and German Kultur be allowed to become domi- 
nant factors in the world's life. 

Teachers, ministers, and other community leaders are urged 
by the Department of Extension, representing the Texas State 
Council of Defense, as a patriotic service in this time of na- 
tional crisis and sacrifice, to use every opportunity to bring 
these slides before rural audiences. 

J. W. SHEPHERD. 



ANNOUNCEMENT OF LANTERN SLIDES FOR WAR 

SERVICE 

War Slides 

The Department of Extension of the University of Texas is 
glad to announce that It has been made the depository for 
visual instruction material by the Publicity Committee of the 
Texas State Council of Defense. The Council of Defense has 
arranged to place with the Department of Extension ten or 
more stereopticons and several thousand slides for distribution 
throughout the State. This equipment will be furnished free 
to schools and others interested on condition that the borrower 
pay the express charges to and from Austin. The Department 
hopes to have a good part of this material ready by March 1, 
and is making schedules from that date. 

The stereopticons will be equipped not only for electricity but 
also for acetylene gas and can be connected with an automobile 
or motorcycle prest-o-lite gas tank and used in any rural school 
or church. The Department cannot furnish the gas tanks. These 
can usually be secured from any garage. Schools are urged to 
buy their own stereopticons, as express charges will soon amount 
to the cost of a good lantern. 

The lantern slides will deal with all phases of war activity 
both in this country and in Europe. The pictures will depict 
scenes in the trenches ; they will show conditions in France and 
Belgium; and they will show conditions in America, especially 
those having to do with the development of our great American 
army. These slides are being prepared by the government at 
Washington, and are official and authentic. The first set, which 
is now available, shows the destruction of famous cathedrals 
and churches by the Germans. 

These war slides are especially recommended for regular school 
work, and for school, club and church entertainments, and are 
especially appropriate for use in patriotic programs, such as are 
being held in many schools every two or three weeks. Each set 
will comprise about fifty slides and will be accompanied by 
brief lecture or descriptive material. 



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Food Production and Conservation Slides 

The coordinated organizations of Texas, conducting the Food 
and Feed production campaign, are placing four specially pre- 
pared slides in every set in the Visual Instruction service, call- 
ing especial attention to the need of increasing the production of 
foodstuffs in Texas. Those, using this slide' service are urged 
especially to emphasize these slides during their programs. These 
slides may be secured for use in motion picture shows. Ask that 
they be shown at your "movie." 

The Department of Extension has just received from the 
Food Administration in Washington, D. C, a set of slides on 
Food Conservation. Other sets of this sort will be furnished 
by the Food Administration and by the School of Home Eco- 
nomics of the University of Texas cooperating with the Texas 
State Council of Defense and other agencies. 

Lanterns at Small Cost 

The Department of Extension is glad to announce also that 
arrangements have been made, in response to many requests, for 
a co-operative plan of buying stereopticons. The Victor Ani- 
matograph Company, of Davenport, Iowa, has agreed to supply 
a limited number of stereopticons through this co-operative plan 
at a special discount of more than 30 per cent. Lanterns to be 
used in schools where there. is no electricity, fitted to be connected 
with a prest-o-lite acetylene tank, which may be secured at a gar- 
age, can be had for a short time for $21.00; present price, $32.50. 
Lanterns, fitted either for electric arc or mazda incandescent 
lamp, can be had for $24.50; present price, $37.50. Combina- 
tion lanterns, equipped with both electric and gas appliances so 
that they may be used interchangeably in either city or rural 
communities, as desired, may be had for $28.00; present price, 
$42.50. 

The Department has tested these lanterns and is glad to rec- 
ommend them. Prices are rapidly advancing on all materials 
of this sort and schools are urged to take advantage of this 
remarkable opportunity. Those desiring to order at this special 
price should send check at once to the Extension Department 
of the University of Texas, at Austin, being sure to state the 



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kind of lantern desired and the exact distance in the school 
room from the curtain to the spot in which the lantern is to 
be placed. 

Agricultural Slides 

The Department further announces that it has been asked to 
handle the slides on agriculture used by schools qualifying for 
Federal aid in vocational agriculture under the Smith-Hughes 
Act. There will soon be available twenty or more sets of 
slides dealing with agriculture for the special use of these 
schools. Schools, county agents and other individuals may se- 
cure these slides when not in use by schools qualifying for Fed- 
eral aid. 

Circuits 

In using the regular slide service, and especially in using the 
war slides, schools are urged to form circuits of neighboring 
schools, so that the slides may reach as many people as possible 
before being returned to the University. For instance, Mrs. 
Nettie Weems has organized a circuit of twelve schools in Braz- 
oria and adjoining counties. Slides are sent from school to 
school until the circuit has been completed, thus reducing the 
express charges and increasing the effectiveness of the service. 
Rev. John Scotford, of Dallas, is another circuit organizer. Slides 
are sent to Dallas and circulated in six city and rural church 
communities before coming back to the department. 

Programs 

A number of schools this year are giving definite programs 
of slides, running through several months. For instance, the 
Visual Instruction Service is furnishing Superintendent Alvin 
Dille, Bishop, Texas, with the following program: 

January 15: Two sets on Art. 

February 8 : Two sets on Geography. 

March 8 : One set on Birds. 

April 5 : One set on Travel. 

May 3 : One set on Science. 



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Patriotic Programs in Schools and Churches 

This is an admirable plan to use in connection with the war 
slides. Teachers, ministers, or other community leaders might 
plan a patriotic program once each month. The Extension 
Department has issued a special Red Cross program for schools, 
and the local contests- of the Interscholastic League offer an 
excellent opportunity for patriotic exercises. These programs 
should not stop with the school term, but should continue during 
the summer. Patrons are urged to make early application for 
slides for these programs. The Department will do its best to see 
that applicants are supplied, if they will apply in advance. A 
number of requests for a weekly service of war slides have al- 
ready been received. 

This is a patriotic service, organized by the government 
through the Texas State Council of Defense, and school teachers 
are especially urged to help make this work effective in the rural 
communities, as shown by the following letter : 

TEXAS STATE COUNCIL OP DEFENSE c 

Corpus Christi, Feb. 1, 1918. 
To the Teachers of the State : 

You, along with other good citizens of the State, are urged to 
make full use of the visual instruction equipment being placed 
at your disposal by the Department of Extension of the Uni- 
versity of Texas representing The Texas State Council of De- 
fense. 

The Council of Defense is especially anxious to reach the rural 
communities and to keep them in close touch and sympathy with 
the most wonderful crusade undertaken by any nation in the 
history of the world. Give the Council and our boys in the 
trenches your co-operation by seeing that these war slides are 
kept in active circulation. 

Respectfully, 

Joseph Hirsch, 
Chairman Publicity Committee Texas State Council of 
Defense. 



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Prompt Shipments 

Patrons are urged to ship slides immediately after they have 
used them. Very often, one user disappoints another by not get- 
ting the slides out on the first train. This is very embarrasing, 
especially when the program has been announced and the crowd 
assembles and there are no slides to show: Under the present 
conditions postal and express shipments are often delayed. Help 
the Department overcome these conditions as far as possible by 
making your shipments promptly. Return all slides at once to 
the University unless you have received other positive shipping 
instructions. 

There will be a very active demand for the war slides. In 
order to meet this demand the Department must make close 
schedules. Do your part to help the other fellow by shipping 
promptly. It will help materially in keeping this equipment 
moving without disappointment if the application for slides 
states definitely when they are to be used and when they will be 
returned. 

Other Information 

Bulletin 1730, Visual Instruction through Lantern Slides and 
Motion Pictures, gives much information about lantern slides 
and the operation of a stereopticon. Write for it. 



UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LOAN LANTERN SLIDE 
' SERVICE 

Lists of slides available or in course of preparation. In ap- 
plying for sets of slides always give number and title. Sets 
starred (*) are not accompanied by descriptive matter. 

War Slides 

61. Destruction of Famous Cathedrals and Churches by Ger- 

mans, 50 plain slides. 

(Available March 15.) 

62. Aviation, 50 plain slides. 

63. The Big Guns, 50 plain slides. 

64. In the Trenches, 50 plain slides. 

65. With Pershing in France. 

66. T. M. C. A. Work in the Camps. 

67. Our Boys in Training. 

68. For the Freedom of the Seas — Our Navy. 

69. Belgium — The Downtrodden. 

70. French Soldiers. 

71. Germany's Dream of World Empire. 

Thirty or more additional sets of war slides will be available 
as ' soon as the government can supply them. 

Food Production and Conservation 

46. Food Conservation, 37 plain slides. 

47. Save Food for the Allies (available March 15), 40 plain 

slides. 

48. Food for Our Soldier Boys (available March 15), 40 plain 

slides. 

49. Texas Food Products (available March 15), 50 plain slides. 

50. Texas War Breads (available March 15), 50 plain slides. 

51. Women's Part in Winning the War (available March 15), 

50 plain slides. 
Other sets to be announced. 

Bed Cross , 

The Department hopes soon to be able to announce a series of 
sets of slides picturing Red Cross activities. - 



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Other Sets of Slides Available 

1. The University of Texas, 80 colored slides. 

2. Eural School Improvement in Texas, 40 plain slides. 

3. Construction and Hygiene of School Buildings, 40 plain 

slides. 

4. The Improvement of School Grounds, 32 slides, part col- 

ored. 

5. The School House as a Social Center, 44 plain slides. 

6. Socializing Activities of the School, 52 plain slides. 

7. Consolidation of Eural Schools, 52 plain slides. 

8. Rural School Buildings ahd Grounds, 52 plain slides. 
9. 1 Recreation: Plays and Games, 62 plain slides. 

10. The New Era in Country Life and Country Schools, 75 col- 

ored slides. 

11. Great Paintings, 45 colored slides. 

12. Masterpieces of Painting, 49 colored slides. 

13. The Child in Art, 50 colored slides. 

14. Architecture, 50 colored slides. 

15. Sculpture, 50 plain slides. 

16. Panama-Pacific Exposition, 70 colored slides. 

17. Scenic Wonders of Our West, 60 colored slides. 

18. A Tour of the United States, 50 colored slides. 

19. Around the World in Eighty Minutes, 80 colored slides. 

20. The Panama Canal, 50 slides, part colored. 

21. Palestine and Syria, 72 plain slides. 

22. Niagara Falls, 60 plain slides. 

23. Meterology and Climatology, 80 plain slides. 

24. The Grand Canyon of 1 the Colorado, 38 colored slides. 

25. Bird Life, 50 colored slides. 

26. Forms and Colors of Flowers in Their Relation to Insect 

Visits, 65 colored slides. 

27. Burbank's Plant Creation, 80 colored slides. 

28. Insects and Disease, 36 plain slides. 

29. The Cigarette, 25 plain slides. 

30. Malaria, 40 plain slides. 

31. Typhoid Fever, 40 plain slides. 

32. Preparation of Food in various countries. 34 plain slides. 

33. George Washington, 60 colored slides. 



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34. Cooperation in Marketing and Buying Farm Products. 

22 plain slides. 

35. Rome (for beginners in Latin), 50 plain slides. 

36. Ancient Rome (for Latin and history classes), 50 plain 

slides. 

37. Greek and Roman Mythology, 50 plain slides. 

38. Germ Diseases and Health, 39 plain slides. 

39. Typhoid Fly Problem and Civic Campaigns, 40 plain slides. 

40. Babylonia and Assyria, 50 plain slides. 

41. The Holy Land, 50 plain slides. 

42. Japan, 50 plain slides. 

43. Children in Different Lands, 50 plain slides. . 

44. Volcanoes and Earthquakes, 50 plain slides. 

45. Forest Conservation and Erosion, 50 colored slides. 

For Patriotic Programs 

101. Story of The Flag, 53 colored slides. 

102. The Bell and The Flag, 48 colored slides. 

103. America and Destiny, 50 colored slides. 

Agriculture 

The University Extension Department makes no attempt to 
provide agricultural slides, due to the fact that A. and M. Col- 
lege is planning to undertake this work. Pending the organiza- 
tion of this service at the A. and M. College the following sets 
of slides are being handled in this service ,at the request of the 
agencies indicated. 

(Note. — The following sets of slides are furnished by the 
State Director of Vocational Agriculture for use in schools 
qualifying for Federal aid under the provisions of the Smith- 
Hughes Act. They are available to county agents, schools and 
others when not being used by the schools securing Federal aid.) 
A 13. The Preparation and Use of Illustrative Material for 

Elementary Agriculture. 
A 14. Rural Consolidated Schools. 

A 15. Some Features of High School Instruction in Agricul- 
ture. 
A 16. School Gardens — How and Why. 



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A 17. Agricultural Extension in Secondary Schools. 

A 18. The Home Project in Teaching Agriculture. 

A 19. Types and Breeds of Beef Cattle. 

A 20. Dairy Cattle and Dairy Judging. 

A 21. Types and Breeds of Horses. 

A 22. Breeds of Swine and Sheep. 

A 23. Breeds of Poultry. 

A 24. Poultry Housing and Handling. 

A 25. Flowers (colored). • 

(Note. The following sets are placed in the Visual Instruc- 
tion Service by the International Harvester Company. Many 

of the sets are colored ; all have printed lectures to explain the 

slides.) 

A 1. Corn Is King. 

A 2. Alfalfa on Every Farm. 

A 3. A Fertile Soil Means a Prosperous People. 

A 4. Live Stock Farming Means Permanent Agriculture. 

A 5. Dairying. 

A 6. Greater Profit From the Oat Crop. 

A 7. Make More From Farm Poultry. 

A 8. Weeds Mean Waste. 

A 9. Home Economics. 

A 10. Dangers of the House Fly. 

All. Why Teach Agriculture in the Schools; or the Great 
Forward Movement in Education. 

A 12. Home Canning by the Cold Pack Method. 

(Note.— The following sets are placed in the Visual Instruc- 
tion Service by The Portland Cement Association. Descriptive 

or lecture material accompanies these sets.) 

A 26. Concrete Troughs and Tanks. 34 plain slides. 

A 27. Permanent Farm Buildings. 34 plain slides. 
A 28. Concrete in the Country. 33 plain slides. 
A 29. Good Roads. 35 plain slides. 

Special Lists of Slides and Motion Picture Films 

As soon as possible special lists of war slides, slides on food 
conservation, and slides on agriculture will be made and mailed 
to those requesting them. Also lists of available motion picture 
films may be secured through the Department of Extension, 
University of Texas. 



CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SLIDES ARE LENT 

1. The slides of the Visual Instruction Service are lent free 
to the people of Texas. The use must be free to the people of the 
community, unless the money is to be used to purchase a lantern 
or slides, or for some definite school purpose. 

2. Transportation both ways is to be paid by the borrower. 

3. Repair and breakage of slides and lanterns while the 
equipment is in the borrower's possession is to be borne by the 
borrower. 

4. Slides and lanterns are loaned for a period of five days. 
All schedules are made up on this basis. If one person keeps the 
slides overtime, someone else will be disappointed. Special ar- 
rangements can be made with the Department for an extension 
of time when desired. 

5. Do not change the numbering on the slides. If you find it 
necessary to rearrange the slides for your lectures, kindly put 
them in proper order before returning. 

6. Fill out the Report Blank furnished for this purpose.- To 
save trouble, put the Report Blank, properly filled out, in the 
box when returning the slides. If the slides are shipped by par- 
cel post, the report card must be sent back in a separate envelope 
as first-class matter. 

Application Blank for Lantern Slides 

From University of Texas, Department of Extension. 

Slides wanted : ' Date wanted. 

(First choice) "Will return 



(Second choice) 



Shall we ship by Express or Parcel Post ? 

Shipping address 

Are we to send a lantern ? Curtain ' 

Is gas or electricity to be used ? 

If gas is to be used can you secure a gas tank ? . . . . 

Remarks : 

Signature 

Institution Address 



